Logitech has a new range of gaming peripherals on the way, designed around comfort, approachability and playfulness. The new Aurora Collection includes a headset, two mechanical keyboards, a mouse various accessories and a new pink version of the Blue Yeti microphone. Up first, we have the G735 white headset, featuring …
Read More »Nvidia’s flagship next-gen GPU may come with 48GB of GDDR6X memory
There are plenty of rumours swirling around Nvidia's next-generation of GeForce RTX graphics cards. We've already heard several claims about the RTX 4090, RTX 4080 and RTX 4070. According to a new rumour, there will be an even more powerful graphics card based on the AD102 chip. According to kopite7kimi, …
Read More »Stray hold’s the highest user rating of any game released on Steam this year
Stray, the newly released game where you play as a cat wandering through a dystopian city, has just become the highest-rated game of 2022 on Steam, overtaking AAA games such as God Of War and Death Stranding Director's Cut. As seen in Steam250's top 150 games of 2022, Stray is …
Read More »Intel Meteor Lake core architectures revealed
Intel Raptor Lake hasn't even been released yet, but there are already many rumours around Intel's planned Meteor Lake processors. Thanks to Microsoft logs, we seem to have confirmation on one rumour – that Meteor Lake would back new Redwood Cove and Crestmont architectures for the P-cores and E-cores. These …
Read More »Intel Xeon “Sapphire Rapids” CPU line-up and specs leak
Intel's new generation of workstation Xeon processors are almost here. The Sapphire Rapids CPU line-up has now leaked, as well as specifications, giving us a look at core counts, clock speeds, cache and TDP. As reported by VideoCardz, Intel's new Xeon processors will pack up to 56 cores, 112 threads, …
Read More »ASRock appears to be working on its own gaming monitors
ASRock is well known for its motherboards, but in recent years we've seen the company branching out into new areas. Soon, ASRock will be unveiling its first set of gaming monitors, reportedly starting off with five displays. As found by @momomo_us, ASRock has submitted five monitors to KCC (Korea's FCC). …
Read More »Intel confirms 16GB and 8GB Arc A770 and A750 graphics cards
In the lead up to Intel's Arc desktop GPU launch, the company has been running a scavenger hunt contest to get fans involved. Intel has now revealed that Arc A770 and A750 graphics cards will be sent out to some winners. As reported by VideoCardz, Intel also details how much …
Read More »Intel Core i7-13700K shows up in Geekbench beating the Ryzen 9 5950X
Last week, a leaked benchmark showed the upcoming Core i5-13600K nearing Ryzen 9 5950X levels of performance. Now, a new benchmark entry gives us results for the Core i7-13700K, giving us an early look at it up against AMD's flagship. The Intel Core i7-13700K Geekbench entry, shared by Benchleaks, shows …
Read More »Intel Arc Alchemist GPU driver fix brings “100x improvement” in ray tracing performance
Intel's open-source Vulkan graphics drivers for Arc Alchemist GPUs just brought in a pretty major upgrade. It turns out a small coding error was leading to a massive reduction in ray-tracing performance. With the code fixed, ray tracing performance has reportedly improved by up to 100x...
Read More »Intel Core i5-13600K trades blows with Ryzen 9 5950X in leaked benchmark
A newly found Core i5-13600K benchmark entry in Geekbench shows some promising results. As per the scores, the upcoming mid-range processors from Intel will contend with the Ryzen 9 5950X in multi-core workloads.
Read More »AMD looks to be working on an RTX Voice alternative
Nvidia RTX Voice works pretty well, but it's limited to Nvidia graphics cards. Soon after Nvidia's noise suppression app was released, many AMD Radeon users started wondering if AMD would launch something similar. Up to now, the red team has yet to announce such an app, but a recent video …
Read More »EK is entering the peripheral market – starting with mouse pads
EK is well known for its custom water loop components, but the company now wants to expand into other markets. The new line of products will be named EK Loot, and for now, it will only feature mouse pads. In the future, more products will be added to the EK …
Read More »Minisforum launches two NUC-like mini PCs with RTX 30 graphics
Minisforum has been pretty active recently, having launched a couple of mini PC models already this year. The latest mini PCs are a cut above the rest though, featuring Intel Tiger Lake processors, paired with Nvidia RTX 30 series GPUs, all in an incredibly slim package. There will be two …
Read More »Intel Arc Alchemist GPUs are not supported by any mining software
Miners have begun getting their hands on Intel's upcoming Arc desktop graphics cards. However, it would seem that so far, no Windows-based mining software supports Intel's GPUs, which could dissuade mining farms from buying these up at launch. Crypto miner and YouTuber DJMines tried to mine using a Intel Arc …
Read More »FIFA 23 launches in September with limited crossplay, PC version will be current-gen
EA has unveiled the first FIFA 23 trailer showing some gameplay and revealing some of the new features coming to the latest entry of the famous football videogame series. Moreover, it also revealed the release date and how you can benefit from a three-day early access to the upcoming title. …
Read More »Ultimate Ears announces UE Drops – the first true wireless custom-moulded earbuds
Ultimate Ears, Logitech's audio-focused brand, is launching its most customisable earbuds yet. The new UE Drops earbuds can be custom-moulded to your own ear shape, which will improve audio quality, sound isolation and offer the perfect fit for comfort. When ordering these earbuds, UE will send you a FitKit, which …
Read More »Dell unveils the world’s first laptop with 480Hz display
Dell is expanding its Alienware line-up this summer with two impressive new laptops. The new Alienware m17 R5 and x17 R2 will be the first laptops in the world to feature a blazing-fast 480Hz display. The Alienware m17 R5 and x17 R2 are the first laptops featuring a 480Hz FullHD …
Read More »Razer launches Blade 14 Quartz Edition and new laptop skins
If you aren't a fan of the Razer Blade's stealthy black and green look, then you now have plenty of other options. Not only has Razer now launched the Blade 14 Quartz edition, but Razer has also announced a new range of skins for the Blade 14 laptop series, offering …
Read More »Rumour claims RTX 4090 doubles performance over RTX 3090 in Time Spy Extreme
Nvidia has not yet announced its next-gen GeForce RTX graphics cards, but several leakers have been discussing the upcoming GPUs for months. In the latest update, one leaker claims that the RTX 4090 will be particularly impressive, doubling performance over the RTX 3090 in the 3DMark Time Spy Extreme benchmark. …
Read More »OEM RTX 3050 may have fewer CUDA cores than retail version
It seems Nvidia is giving a different RTX 3050 GPU with fewer CUDA cores to OEMs. The specifications of the new RTX 3050 variant were made public through Nvidia's official website, allowing us to see the differences between both the standard and OEM variants. Weibo user Golden Pig Upgrade Pack …
Read More »Intel Core i5-13600K engineering sample sees mixed results in benchmarks
Recently, we've seen the first pre-production sample benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-13900K. Now, it seems the Core i5-13600K is also doing the rounds, but the upcoming mid-range processor delivered mixed results. Bilibili user ECSM (via VideoCardz) was able to obtain an Intel Core i5-13600K pre-production sample (ES3) but didn't …
Read More »Intel Core i9-13900K continues to beat out the 12900K in early benchmarks
The same reviewer that brought us the performance figures of the Intel Core i9-13900K pre-production sample has now shared another analysis showing its gaming performance. While the upcoming 13th Gen processor doesn't make huge gains in average frame rates, it does make a noticeable difference to the minimum frame rate …
Read More »Intel claims rumoured Arc A780 GPU was ‘never planned’
Recently, there have been rumours that Intel has a more powerful Arc GPU than the A770. Supposedly, the Arc A780 would the same GPU as the A770, but with higher clock speeds and 16GB of memory. While that would be nice, Intel has shot down the rumour, claiming that such …
Read More »Intel’s flagship Arc A770 may cost less than $400
An apparent presentation leak may have revealed Intel's pricing strategy for its upcoming A-series desktop graphics cards. So far, it looks like Intel's flagship A770 GPU will compete with the RTX 3060 Ti or RX 6650 XT in terms of price, coming in at under $400.
Read More »MSI rolls out support for next-gen Intel CPUs on 600-series motherboards
Following Asus and ASRock, MSI is now also adding support for upcoming 13th Gen Core “Raptor Lake” processors to some of its existing 600-series motherboards. The respective BIOS update is already available for many models, and MSI will also support the new processors on mid-range H670, B660 and H610 motherboards, …
Read More »The upcoming Ryzen 5 7600X may have leaked
AMD has confirmed plans to launch its Ryzen 7000 series processors later this year and as the launch swiftly approaches, we are starting to see more leaks. This week, a benchmark leak appears to have revealed the Ryzen 5 7600X. The entry shared by @TUM_APISAK shows the CPU was mounted …
Read More »DeepCool launches value-oriented LE and AG series CPU coolers
After the success of the LS and AK series of CPU coolers, DeepCool has taken elements from both to form the new value-oriented LE and AG series CPU coolers, promising similar performance at a lower price point. Compatible with Intel LGA 1700 and AMD AM4/AM5 platforms, the new LE and …
Read More »Nvidia isn’t cutting MSRPs for RTX 30 GPUs, but it is offering limited time discounts
This week it was reported that Nvidia would be cutting the MSRP of its RTX 30 series graphics card. As it turns out, that's not true, but Nvidia is running promotional campaigns at the moment, which will see some GPUs sold at reduced prices for a limited time. The initial …
Read More »TeamGroup shows off first AIO liquid cooler for both your CPU and a PCIe 5.0 SSD
Compared to PCIe 4.0 SSDs, the upcoming PCIe 5.0 storage devices will get hotter. Knowing that, cooler manufacturers have been developing solutions to handle the extra heat generated by these devices. TeamGroup, for example, has decided to add an SSD heatsink to the loop of an AIO CPU cooler, creating …
Read More »Intel may reveal Raptor Lake processors at upcoming ‘Innovation’ event
Intel has scheduled an Innovation event for September 27th and 28th. According to Intel, the company will present new technologies from various fields, but it didn't specify which. However, considering the date, there's a good chance we'll hear something about Raptor Lake. Intel's upcoming Innovation conference will be held in …
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